I seem to get the notion from reading some of the comments, a very simple ending seems to have bother people. Or most simply didn't get it. Spoiler.
Hackman confesses, to killing the girls. Watching the movie, I as the watcher, and most people following the movie, will have to assume Hackman is as guilty as it can get. Then the twist, someone else did it, Hackman just confessed, because the cops push him to the edge. Considering his marriage was basically over. The had been caught with prostitutes. And constant aggressiveness of the police, he basically gave in.
This goes back to a larger point, many people confess, many times, do to the cops pushing them to hard. Some nuts even give false confessions, to get attention for someone else's crimes.
This movie was really good, really like the ending.
Hackman confesses, to killing the girls. Watching the movie, I as the watcher, and most people following the movie, will have to assume Hackman is as guilty as it can get. Then the twist, someone else did it, Hackman just confessed, because the cops push him to the edge. Considering his marriage was basically over. The had been caught with prostitutes. And constant aggressiveness of the police, he basically gave in.
This goes back to a larger point, many people confess, many times, do to the cops pushing them to hard. Some nuts even give false confessions, to get attention for someone else's crimes.
This movie was really good, really like the ending.